Track trash and new sanitation rules in NYC

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SUNSET PARK, Brooklyn — New Yorkers are known for their creativity and if there's one thing everyone creates everyday, it's trash.

Officials estimate only about half of what can be recycled ends up at the SIMS Recycling Plant in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.

Mayor de Blasio has pledged to eliminate waste to landfills by 2030. The Sanitation Commissioner says composting will help try to eliminate food and yard waste from the stream. Brown bins have been distributed to about 700,000 neighbors in New York City. The program is on track to be a city-wide requirement at the end of 2018.